Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
18,430 元
Income Tax
- 1,878 元
Housing Fund
- 2,212 元
Pension
- 1,474 元
Medical Insurance
- 369 元
Unemployment
- 36.86 元
Total tax
- 5,969 元
Net pay
* 12,461 元
Marginal tax rate
37.8%
Average tax rate
32.4%
67.6%
Net pay
32.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
12,461 元
Net pay
6,139 元
Tax the employer pays
5,969 元
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
12,108 元
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 6,139 元 to pay you 18,430 元. In other words, every time you spend 10 元 of your hard-earned money, 6.57 元 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
49.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 32.4% tax rate now rises to 49.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 16.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 221,160 元 a year living in the region of Guangzhou, China, you will be taxed 71,630 元. That means that your net pay will be 149,530 元 per year, or 12,461 元 per month. Your average tax rate is 32.4% and your marginal tax rate is 37.8%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 元 in your salary will be taxed 37.76 元, hence, your net pay will only increase by 62.24 元.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 622 元 of net incomes. A 5,000 元 bonus will generate an extra 3,112 元 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Shanghai
CNY 157846
28.6%
1
Guangzhou
CNY 149530
32.4%
2
Beijing
CNY 148999
32.6%
3
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CNY 196136
11.3%
1
Russia
CNY 192409
13.0%
2
Ireland
CNY 189749
14.2%
3
United Kingdom
CNY 186415
15.7%
4
France
CNY 185436
16.2%
5
Hungary
CNY 180245
18.5%
6
Ukraine
CNY 178034
19.5%
7
Norway
CNY 176336
20.3%
8
Luxembourg
CNY 174949
20.9%
9
Czech Republic
CNY 173004
21.8%
10
Spain
CNY 171804
22.3%
11
Austria
CNY 169538
23.3%
12
Sweden
CNY 157520
28.8%
13
Greece
CNY 155971
29.5%
14
Germany
CNY 153593
30.6%
15
Italy
CNY 151003
31.7%
16
Poland
CNY 150218
32.1%
17
Denmark
CNY 148654
32.8%
18
Finland
CNY 143968
34.9%
19
Netherlands
CNY 139175
37.1%
20
Portugal
CNY 138196
37.5%
21
Romania
CNY 129379
41.5%
22
Belgium
CNY 122314
44.7%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CNY 180813
18.2%
1
Canada
CNY 163440
26.1%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CNY 206675
6.6%
1
Taiwan
CNY 197107
10.9%
2
Thailand
CNY 192535
12.9%
3
Australia
CNY 189988
14.1%
4
South Korea
CNY 183467
17.0%
5
New Zealand
CNY 181768
17.8%
6
Kazakhstan
CNY 177250
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CNY 175048
20.9%
8
Pakistan
CNY 173779
21.4%
9
Singapore
CNY 173646
21.5%
10
Japan
CNY 171200
22.6%
11
Malaysia
CNY 169901
23.2%
12
Philippines
CNY 164917
25.4%
13
Vietnam
CNY 158592
28.3%
14
China
CNY 148999
32.6%
15
India
CNY 142337
35.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CNY 199954
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CNY 193848
12.4%
2
Costa Rica
CNY 192754
12.8%
3
Ecuador
CNY 186827
15.5%
4
Panama
CNY 179229
19.0%
5
Colombia
CNY 179023
19.1%
6
Chile
CNY 176719
20.1%
7
Mexico
CNY 169115
23.5%
8
Peru
CNY 168561
23.8%
9
Brazil
CNY 164396
25.7%
10
Uruguay
CNY 159759
27.8%
11
Argentina
CNY 143704
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CNY 171369
22.5%
1
Angola
CNY 162145
26.7%
2
Mozambique
CNY 159719
27.8%
3
Kenya
CNY 158470
28.4%
4
Ghana
CNY 153498
30.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CNY 152340
31.1%
6
Nigeria
CNY 151330
31.6%
7
Morocco
CNY 150332
32.0%
8
Uganda
CNY 145876
34.0%
9
Cameroon
CNY 143550
35.1%
10
Senegal
CNY 140953
36.3%
11
Zambia
CNY 138121
37.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CNY 210102
5.0%
1
Qatar
CNY 210102
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CNY 203467
8.0%
3
Oman
CNY 203467
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CNY 199044
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CNY 196832
11.0%
6
Israel
CNY 184012
16.8%
7
Egypt
CNY 167865
24.1%
8
Lebanon
CNY 167236
24.4%
9
Turkey
CNY 130189
41.1%
10
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NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Guangzhou tables of China, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.